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Biodiversity

South Africa’s Drylands are being transformed through community-led conservation

South Africa

South Africa’s Drylands are being transformed through community-led conservation

By Kristin Engel

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

Our Burning Planet

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

By Fred Kockott

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

Our Burning Planet

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

By Kristin Engel

Inside Addo’s elephant translocation and the challenge of fragmented wild spaces

South Africa

Inside Addo’s elephant translocation and the challenge of fragmented wild spaces

By Julia Evans

Bricks nation — Cape Floral Kingdom reimagined in Lego by local designer

Our Burning Planet

Bricks nation — Cape Floral Kingdom reimagined in Lego by local designer

By Kristin Engel

Illegal ant(ic)s — tiny targets of a growing global biopiracy threat to South Africa

Africa

Illegal ant(ic)s — tiny targets of a growing global biopiracy threat to South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

Fare share — Wild Coast fruit guide tackles rural food insecurity and biodiversity

South Africa

Fare share — Wild Coast fruit guide tackles rural food insecurity and biodiversity

By Derek Alberts

Invasive species threaten livelihoods of small-scale farmers

South Africa

Invasive species threaten livelihoods of small-scale farmers

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Cape Town’s Tokai fire: SPCA races to rescue wildlife amid heartbreaking silence of devastation

South Africa

Cape Town’s Tokai fire: SPCA races to rescue wildlife amid heartbreaking silence of devastation

By Kristin Engel and Suné Payne

‘It just moved so fast’ — fire-scarred Cape communities band together amid devastating flames

South Africa

‘It just moved so fast’ — fire-scarred Cape communities band together amid devastating flames

By Kristin Engel

Cape Town river rehab projects to go ahead after City reverses decision to delay budget spend

Our Burning Planet

Cape Town river rehab projects to go ahead after City reverses decision to delay budget spend

By Kristin Engel

Vultures on the brink: Understanding climate change's impact on Africa's essential scavengers

Africa

Vultures on the brink: Understanding climate change's impact on Africa's essential scavengers

By Kerri Wolter, Caroline Grace Hannweg and Lynda du Plessis